Aksaberyl
The Palace of Ramor

..."From the book I read we never know what an encounter between a pair of people will be like. But will meeting you end well for us?"...

...~ Beryl Ara Lavel ~...

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I woke up from a very strange dream.

My long-dead grandmother greeted me with a look of pity and her strange clothes caught my attention. Grandma was wearing nice green light-leafed clothes plus some lace under her dress. Grandma also wears good shoes and looks beautiful when grandma wears them then there is a hair decoration, is it a brooch or a hairpin? how charming! so I want to try it. But my grandmother forbade me and advised me as if my grandmother had not died.

"Beryl, you don't trust other people too easily. Maybe you know a lot of good people and trust them because you are in the midst of good people but there must be a time when your environment changes and then please be careful, stay alive my grandson"

After saying that without giving me time to talk, my grandmother disappeared and I woke up from sleep. I tried to interpret what Grandma said but the more I tried to figure out the more agitated I got. So I decided not to think about it and got ready to indulge myself.

I wore a black dress laced with her underscore light green but today it's spring so I'm wearing a dark green knit cardigan. For accessories I only wear a bracelet given by my grandmother that I have never left bearing the words L A V E L with a carving that I like very much and wear it in my right hand as well as a gift ring my parents named me Beryl. Then for the hair I only half tie it with thin bangs that make myself seem more graceful.

If you say 'something we like will be a force for confidence' and now my confidence increases 100 %.

It turns out that Grandma was right.

I also stepped out of the house, today I have time to relax from super busy activities almost every day. Even to get the day off I had to reach that target was very difficult for me to achieve.

Even so, this job is very valuable for me who has lived alone for a long time. There is no place for me to rest and indulge, it is a pity that the people I love leave me so quickly.

Today I will visit a new tourist spot opened last month, Istana de Ramor its name.

This tourist spot is very hits among young people, so famous on the first day of opening this tourist spot has many people waiting in line since the morning. Listen there is a spectacular show until it is covered by the media, wow!!

Just hearing it made my sense of wanting to leave increase.

I rushed on the bus to the tourist spot, the weather this time was good and even better if I brought a lover. Too bad I don't have a boyfriend.

Is this luck or sorrow for me who has no lover? I don't know.

From here to the tourist spot it takes approximately 30 minutes, thank goodness today is not too jammed. If it gets stuck badly I'll bet! because if it is severely jammed it will take 1 hour more and at that time I prefer to stay at home rather than sit waiting for a long time on the bus.

I looked down at the street and saw many pedestrians in pairs. Some are young, some are old, some have children and what is it? even some students just take their partners for a walk.

Aahh .. The students are now starting to openly dating like I used to be.

When I was a student, I never thought about dating. Let alone to date close to the male students just make me worry.

My grandmother once said that I should be diligent in studying, do not laugh at negative currents and should not be clingy with guys. Because I am too obedient to make myself first to fret if there are male students who like me.

And now I'm 25 years old, which is the right age to get married but with whom? I laugh a lot when I think about this and my feelings are very sensitive when someone mentions this.

I kept looking out at the street, the bus driver playing some fun songs. My feelings are getting better because today I can't be in a bad mood. Not long after I reach my destination, De Ramor Palace.

What's that place like? I can't wait to visit her.

I walked to the ticket booth named 'Des Ramor Palace Gate' I booked a full ticket for myself and a discount when bringing a couple. I who am a discount lover have a little regret.

Should I just bring an office friend and pretend to say we're dating? but yes, bye-bye discount.

After buying my ticket I walked over to two guards, they asked me to show them my ticket. But there's something surprising as if I'm an important person they call me Miss Nobles, though I'm also quite happy.

I walked into a dark and silent tunnel, I enjoyed this atmosphere. My steady footsteps led me to a source of light.

Aah ... have I started to enter the palace garden? and it was true that there was a large and magnificent garden

The first sight I saw was a fairly tall and large fountain, probably about 3 to 4 meters high. I was stunned to see the fountain because this was the first time I saw a fountain that was quite magnificent and I took some photos. It's great if I post on Instagram, right?

After the fountain I went to the flower field.

There are many types of flowers and even rare flowers. Such as Chocolate Cosmos, Lady Slipper, Rose Juliet, Middlemist Red are also Black Orchids. From a distance even the aroma can be smelled, it is amazing that the manager plants and takes care of these rare flowers.

I saw some people taking photos in the middle of the flower fields, some of them asked me for help to take pictures and I did the opposite. To me these flowers are more beautiful to look at than to be plucked, it is a pity if it is picked without an unclear purpose because if it has been picked the flower will wither and not long die because of the actions of the ignorant hand.

After being satisfied in the flower fields I continued my journey into the core of the palace.

"Preally."

That was the word that came out of my mouth as I stared at an artificial palace before my eyes. Carving the entrance is very beautiful combined with yellow paint to shiny emasan, the door is also so big when open with two bells perched on it.

Little did I know, if the bell rang the sign that a noble would enter and that I heard also from some visitors that the bell did not ring often, only a few times. Even if it was opened wide and strong the bell did not ring.

So, there is a rumor that says that the bell will know who is actually a noble and who is not a noble but is it to be trusted? strange indeed.

As I began to enter the door two guards dressed in palace knight clothes opened the door slowly but look what happened!

Both bells sounded pretty loud.

"Welcome Miss Nobles de Ramor, for your generosity let us welcome you with a magnificent welcome" said the two guards dressed in palace knights.

They held my hands together and bowed as if to greet me, then they took out a small glittering box and pinned the contents to my ring finger.

A sparkling jewel ring, I also looked at the ring pinned on my ring finger but somehow my tears poured out to see this jewel ring as if there was 'something' which makes me cry.

I went inside without asking her reason and ignored the strange feeling. Actually I wanted to ask but it felt like my mouth was heavy to ask.

What's wrong with me?

Some people dressed as palace ladies greeted me, someone came up to me and introduced themselves.

"Welcome Miss Nobles de Ramor, introduce me is the head lady in this palace. Allow us to show each side of the palace to Miss" he said.

The heads of the ladies and the other ladies stood in a slightly bent position as well as their right hands holding each other's left chests, the greeting was exactly like the royal comics I had read.

The head ladyboy explained to me that where I am now is the palace hall.

This hall serves as a gathering place for Nobles in general, I also saw some people who were followed by maids like me at this time. There was a Noble Lord, there was a noble Miss there was also a pair of Madam and Lord Nobles so there wasn't just me.

"Was this service obtained by all who entered this palace?" ask the head of the lady.

"Of course the people who enter this palace after passing through the gate will be well served but it only depends on what ticket he bought, Miss. Tickets are full, half full and tickets are only a few places," said the head of the lady.

"Aahh so .. pantesan only full tickets are quite expensive yes!" I said while laughing.

I deliberately laughed to melt the atmosphere because they were stiff and did not look me in the eye, it was so totality once they acted.

I still faithfully took some photos in the palace hall and asked a little help from the lady-in-waiting to take my picture, gladly the lady-in-waiting helped me.

I continued my journey from the hall towards the noble's private meeting room.

I had to go through a passageway that was connected to the back door of the palace hall. In this hallway I can see paintings about the kingdom as well as paintings of several Kings without having their faces drawn. I think painting like without drawing a member of the face is not enough to know that it is a painting of the King.

There were five Kings painted, when I noticed that there were three very different surnames with two people with the same surname.

The 1st King is Marza Davon Aister, the 2nd King is Norvant Ge Luister, the 3rd King is Zaru Deru Athinium, The 4th King was Gergo Tarta de Ramor and the 5th King Eugene Zen de Ramor.

"Why are these last two kings the same last name? are they family?" ask the head of the lady.

"True miss, the 4th and 5th Kings are father and son. They lead the kingdom for the rest of their lives" replied the lady-in-waiting.

"Is there a 6th king?"

I'm curious because there's no painting of the 6th king here.

"No lady" said the head lady.

"Why?"

"The color of the kingdom lasts only until the 5th King alone, miss," he replied.

I nodded my head and looked again at the painting along the hallway but one painting stole my attention and made me stand looking at it for a long time.

The painting is a painting of a Crown Prince de Ramor named Aksa Oliga de Ramor, under the painting written explanation.

"This is the first painting of the Crown Prince de Ramor, his face was never seen by anyone else except the royal family who actually trusted him. He was the only Crown Prince who did not show his face for some reason but the Crown Prince's death caused the kingdom to collapse before his coronation to become the 6th King." That's the explanation.

Aahh .. why the feeling is so tight

After reading that I felt a tightness enveloping my chest, a feeling of tightness that I had never even felt.

Today I was so strange, starting from a dream to meet my grandmother then a jewel ring that made me suddenly cry and now the feeling of tightness in my chest.

I tried to calm myself.

"Hhuuuhh .. hhaaahh .. hhuuuhh .. hhaaahh ..." I took a breath and threw it away.

After feeling quite calm, I resumed my journey and tried to deny this strange feeling.

Now I enter a private meeting room of Nobles.

Here I saw a long table in the middle of the room and 10 chairs encircling the table. The head of the ladyboy explained that this room is a private room made for discussion or meeting between Nobles and members of the kingdom. This room is also luxurious because each chair is coated with one gem, is it a real gem? i suppose.

I then went to the private room of the meeting of the royal members then to the King and Crown Prince's study room continued to the palace kitchen, to the special room of the knights, to the study room of the Crown Prince, to the study room of the Crown Prince, to the study room of the Prince and Princess of the King, to the palace greenhouse and palace library.

Then I also went to the King's pavilion, the Crown Prince's pavilion, the Queen's pavilion, the Prince's pavilion and the King's Daughter's pavilion as well as the King's Consorts' pavilion.

Before entering the room there is a hallway that connects one room with another room. The distance between the pavilions one with the other pavilion is not so far away and can be reached by walking for 10 minutes except the Crown Prince's pavilion which is quite takes 20 minutes from the main palace, each pavilion has a garden as well as private servants and ladies-in-waiting.

After I thought all the places I've been to, there's one place I haven't been, a tower.

"This is the place where the Crown Prince was locked up before rising to the post of Crown Prince. He was in custody for 15 years since he was 10 years old and was expelled when it was nearing time for the election of the Crown Prince" said the chief lady-in-law.

"It's incomplete if Miss doesn't come to this tower."

And I nodded saying his words without knowing anything that was in there.

This tower is quite high from the fountain earlier, I am actually phobia of height but because the speech of the head of the ladyboy makes me wonder what the contents are like in there.

After all if I don't see it now will be a loss for me, where the full ticket is expensive.

The tower door was opened by the tower guard knights, they let me in. Dayang-dayang who had followed me just wait below, I will go up with the head of the lady.

The door was closed after we entered, the head of the ladyboy also carried a torch because in this tower the lighting was very minimal.

"Miss, this tower was made according to the state of the tower at that time. There is no lighting and the ladies are on guard but so that your trip is comfortable we add torches on each floor, hopefully you enjoy the trip on this tour," said the head of the ladies.

"All right" I replied.

The head of the lady-in-waiting went first and I followed her from behind, and every 100 steps there was a locked room.

"Miss, this is a replica of the room that the Crown Prince is wearing," he said, so if I count the 10 rooms and 1,000 steps I'm going through.

Hhhaaa .. The feeling is like dying just climb these stairs! it must be hard to be the Crown Prince, I feel sorry for him.

Not long after, I finally reached the top of the tower right in the 10th room of the Crown Prince. I opened the window next to the room and felt a gentle breeze caress my face and then mess up a little bit of my hair.

I enjoyed the thrills of this tower and tried to brave myself to look down but I couldn't! I was dizzy and my nausea appeared.

"Let's go down, I've enjoyed this enough, '" I told the head lady.

I went downstairs in shaky steps, my head suddenly dizzy and my vision began to blur. My body let out an inexactly timed reaction as I was now standing away from the ground.

"I must endure .." I wilt.

But after saying that it was like something was closing my vision and in an instant I fell unconscious and rolled down, I faintly heard a screaming sound from the head of the ladyboy before it all felt dark.